Breaking Down the Five-Factor Model in the Workplace. [Gist]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a free online service that allows workers to check their employment eligibility status, according to a statement from the citizenship agency. Guam workers can use this tool. [GuamPDN]
Nearly one-third of workers who had office romances married their co-worker, finds annual CareerBuilder Valentine’s Day survey. [CareerBuilder]
Will your company back your new business idea? [Fortune]
Boris Usherenko shares his temporary staffing success story and offers the advice,” Don’t give up on job hunting and keep learning new things no matter how old you are.” [The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle]
Denial rates for work-related visas to the U.S. have increased dramatically in the past four years, with Indian-born professionals and researchers being refused at higher rates than other foreign nationals, according to an analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy. [USA Today]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has unveiled its strategy for enforcing workplace discrimination laws over the next few years. Here’s what employers need to look out for. [HRMorning]
Are successful people nice? [Harvard Business Review]
Long after the hire, to retain staff employers need to engage, appreciate their workers. How are you engaging your employees? What is the incentive to stay and work hard for and with your company? [The Essex Companies]
A federal judge has ruled that a $150 million lawsuit between Oregon executive Bill Stoller and longtime business partner Robert Funk can move forward. Last Friday, Oklahoma judge Robin Cauthron ruled against a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that Stoller brought against Funk and Oklahoma-based Express Services Inc., the roughly $2 billion staffing company that Stoller, Funk and James Gray co-founded in 1983. Last week’s ruling followed a similar January ruling in a parallel case between Stoller and Funk. Previous article about the case can be found here. [Portland business Journal]
Snelling Staffing returns to Midland, TX. [My West Texas]
Insuring the boss — companies take out policies to guard against top leaders leaving, or dying. [The Bottom Line]
Tablets make their way into the workplace: email and note taking are most popular business uses. [ECN: Electronic Component News]
Despite high unemployment, some employers struggle to fill posts. [Northwest Herald]
Mental illness: the trillion-dollar elephant in the workplace. [Vancouver Sun]
We hope this gawd-awful cover letter for an engineering job is fake. [SF Gate]
Taking back your business. [The New York Times]
